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falcon-gentle |
falconer
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| falconidae
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falconer
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun falconer has 1 sense
- falconer(n = noun.person) hawker - a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry; Array is a kind of hunter, huntsman
Derived form verb falcon1
CIDE DICTIONARY
falconer, n. [OE. fauconer, OF. falconier, fauconier, F. fauconnier. See Falcon.].
A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
falconer, n.
1 a keeper and trainer of hawks.
2 a person who hunts with hawks.
1 a keeper and trainer of hawks.
2 a person who hunts with hawks.
Etymology
ME f. AF fauconer, OF fauconier (as FALCON)
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